‘The stakes are very high for our family’: Google pushes free G Suite Legacy users to upgrade to business plans over dubious commercial usage claims
- G Suite legacy users are being pushed to upgrade to business plans
- Google says that some users are using the free suite for commercial purposes
- Users have submitted GDPR subject access requests to have accounts restored
Numerous G Suite Legacy users are complaining that Google is pushing free for life users into business plans over apparent commercial usage.
Many of those affected say they have been using G Suite legacy for family emails or personal domains for years - in some cases decades - with no commercial intention or activity.
Those who have attempted to appeal the decision have encountered an unclear appeals process, and apparently in some cases, automatic denial.
“Please upgrade to a paid Google Workspace subscription”
G Suite legacy free edition was officially discontinued for business purposes in 2022, but Google allowed personal use of the suite to continue in a free for life format, provided the...
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